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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMatter a whole lot yet? Could play on any team.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostActually I think it does matter a whole lot. Get your kid on a team with the wrong coach then they are destined to pick up bad habits which can be hard to break. It will be hard to catch up in later years. Kind of tired of hearing people say it doesn't matter. I think it does matter.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostActually I think it does matter a whole lot. Get your kid on a team with the wrong coach then they are destined to pick up bad habits which can be hard to break. It will be hard to catch up in later years. Kind of tired of hearing people say it doesn't matter. I think it does matter.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostFully agree. Wait a year or two and she'll miss a year or two of serious development in favor of learning how the whack the ball with all her might down the field in travel.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIt's not black and white, you can't make a blanket statement. Not all travel coaches/programs are bad at all. If you live in a town with good travel coaching (not Dad coaches), you're completely fine waiting a year or two, avoiding the costs and the ridiculous parents. The kids can still have a lot of fun with their friends and develop at the same time. If your town program sucks, then I agree, look elsewhere or be left behind in a few years.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYou bias is short sighted. My girl and her two buddies had a daddy coach, actually two that instilled a love for the game when they were u littles. Taught them how to make good decions, foot skills, which feet to receive, how to build, really a ton of knowledge. All three play ecnl and wouldn't have been there if not for the almost thtee years they spent with these two daddy travel coaches. These two dads are still at it and producing girls at all the big three.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIt's not black and white, you can't make a blanket statement. Not all travel coaches/programs are bad at all. If you live in a town with good travel coaching (not Dad coaches), you're completely fine waiting a year or two, avoiding the costs and the ridiculous parents. The kids can still have a lot of fun with their friends and develop at the same time. If your town program sucks, then I agree, look elsewhere or be left behind in a few years.
If the town program sucks then look elsewhere but do your research. Just hanging a premier shingle up doesn't mean the coaching is any good. Your best bet is to ask families with somewhat older players in your area. TS is filled with agendas so take club recommendations with a heft dose of skepticism.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIt's not black and white, you can't make a blanket statement. Not all travel coaches/programs are bad at all. If you live in a town with good travel coaching (not Dad coaches), you're completely fine waiting a year or two, avoiding the costs and the ridiculous parents. The kids can still have a lot of fun with their friends and develop at the same time. If your town program sucks, then I agree, look elsewhere or be left behind in a few years.
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Sometimes you can play on a town team nearby. It's worth looking into if your town program is awful but you're not sure you want to go the club route.
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People like to say that it doesn't matter for uLittles, but the wrong coach at an early age can have more of an impact than the best premier coaching in their teen years. For my son, we were in a town rec/travel program from the earliest age till u9. Everyone raved how awesome the program was because the coaches were all British. When I saw the actual practices, it was clear it was a joke. These were just British kids looking to get a US Visa and party for a year. Several of them NEVER played soccer themselves. Nice lads but clueless about the sport and even more clueless about how to work with young kids. Being born in the UK does not make you an instant soccer coach. The practices were just mostly scrimmages. There was no REAL coaching and no instruction.
Fortunately, my son is pretty athletic and I was able to work with him a bit in the yard. He was able to make a top premier team a year ago and his game has improved dramatically. However, for pure ball mastery and technical skill, he is way behind all his teammates who benefitted from good coaching and quality instruction. If he continues to improve, he'll do OK and may be able to stay on this team. Who knows what his game would be like if he didn't spend the first year on a premier team unlearning bad habits and re-learning ball skills.
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